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BEEF QUALITY P announce On March 15, Fri cultural Minister Whelan, announcec Federal Governme a premium on top ci on cattie raised inC iised for Canadiar tion. The premiumt paid is 7 cents per, weight on cattie gra A2, retroactive, to 1974. Premium pay be, made to produc processors, whow imbursed by the go except in the case( tive payments. The is a very important program becausei ments for retroac ments back to Marc] made on the basis dlaims from produ( Agricultural St Board in Ottawa. have flot received how producers, wil] applying for thisr premium on cattie sold backto Marc ever, we expect tha tion will be forthcci the Federal Go, shortly, either dire( producers or to ( District Agricultun from which the in will be sent out. The 7 cents prer also be paid on cattie slaughterec March 18 and Apri The Canadian Statesman, Bowm. Durham A PREMIUM sive, and on ail ed cattie slaughtered iday, Agri- March 18 and Api r, Eugenc sive. Mr. Whelan ýd that the that the A3 and A4 nt will ay included as eligib Muality beef payment'for a linr .anada and because many prod n consump- held cattie back i. that will be tion of Governme p ound ive and these cattie ar( ading A Ii or finished for Grade ) March 4, To accommodate yments wîll ducers, provision cers by the made for them to iill be re- they slaughter t ýovernment, within the next tw( of retroac- We are expect e exception details of how this1 tpart of the to work, as time gc reimburse- we also expect tctive o)av- Whelan will bé ou h 4, will be program in more c is of direct he speaks at a bar icers to the held at the Port H( ;tabilization Hall on Friday, Mi As yet, we producers would il 1details of an explanation of th [l go about as 1 have mentiong retroactive any information Sthat were receive at the Ai ,h 4, how- Office on how the at informa- will operate, will b ming from through the Agri- overnment umn. ctly.to the MAGNESIUM DEI ounty and IN CORN SIL. ra1 Offices In some areaý ýnformation province, corn sila not be supplying ýmium will with sufficient m Grade A3 The two-year testini d between was conducted by il 13 indlu- Analysis Laborato, anville, April 3,1974 griftNewsM Grade A d betwee ril 6 incl. Sexplaine 1cattle ai )le for th nited tim( ucers hav ýn anticipî nt actior -e now ov< Ai or A, these prc bas bee qualify,i he catti ,o weeks. ing mor programi oes on, an that Mr tlining th letail whe riquet to t [ope Legic. [arch 29.1 ike to hea îe prograr ied earlie. thrat 'w .griculture eprograii ec sent ou News col FICIENC) AGE ts of thi age may Slivestoc] îagnesiun ig progran Sthe Feei ry at th~ Cr ONSUMER Ontario BUy- LiNEF Watch out for distribution schemes that promise big profits It looked like the opportunity of a lifetime w hen 1 spotted the ad in the newspaper offering distributorships for a relatively small investment. The meeting with the company selling the distrihutorships was very professionally handled. Before I knew it 1 was turning over my savi ngs arid signing on the 'clotted line". The company, based in the United States, proînised t(> provide nie with a number of electronic wall gaies for use in taverns and locations where I could place the games. Once the games were installed the company indicated that Ail1 would have to do would lie to sit back and collect my inoney. 'Well it didn't work out exactly like that. The machines 1 received are of poor quality. On top of this 1 can't get service in Canada and the locations provided by the company have proved to bie almost 100 miles from my home. 1 invested over $3,000 but in six months, 1 have only recovered $35. i think you should warn people about investing in these retail distribution schemies. Everyone dreamis of miaking a profit %v, th little investmient and spare-timie effort, but few schemces offéring these advantages can deliver what they promise. Many oif the comipanies selling thesýe so-called distributor- ships ar-e hased ini other jurisdictions. They have no Cana- dian offices and oflen stay iin a city only long enough to gel a group of people together for a sales pitch and sign themi to conitiacts. The comipany selling the distributorship is supposed to supffly locations w here you. the distiiutor, can sel! the produci. YOII are supposed to miake a profit bv miarking up the price hetore it s sol I the public. Comiplaints i.e ceived hy the O)ntario Ministry of Consumnei and Crn- mierdiai Relations indicate that mnany conmpatnies fifl to <provide suitable locations. I t i s, left up to vou. the distiiutor. to 'ind retail outlets that wilI accepl such things as veniding machines or display cases. litn osi cases the distributor has little or no know ledge n this area., The owners of these retail outiets have rio real comimit- nient to selI or promote yourr merchaudise. The coi- panywith which vou signed the contract has already miade its money on the sale of the games. AIl toe often people entering mbt these schernes are lcft without adequate retail support or trainirng bo hand le the problemis thit de velop. Look before you Ieap Recently, 1 signed to become a distributor for a popular brand naine product. 1 invested Ailmysavings, was given a list of .secured" locations and took delivery of the mer- chandise. Then the problemns began. The retail outiets, which are miles from home, don't seem f0 want the goods in their stores. I am now left with $2,500 worth of inerchanclise that is diffcult to sell. What can 1 do? In most cases. the contracts for, these "di stributorships" are legally binding. They ai-e drawn up to protect the company and leave the individual investor or distributor without guarantees or rights of cancellation. Conipanies "pushing this type of distributorship urge investors>to sign contracts on the spot following a high pressure sales pitch. If a dea] is really good: " It canitwàit. " Take two or three days and do some checking. " Make absolutely sure there is a demand for the product. You may find there are already a number of similar produets on the market. " Contact the Better Business Bureau or the Consumer, Protection Bureau and check the company's cre- dentials. e Contact a lawyer and have him explain the termis of the contract. " Neyer sign a contract withoui looking at ail the implications. " Don't be taken in by high pressure sales and promises of substantial return -for a small investment. Other types of business opportunities can also cause you problems. For a pamphlet on Buying a Franchise or Starting a Small Business. write: Consumer Buy-Line, Ministry of Con- sumer and Commercial Relations, 555 Yonge Street, Toronto, M4Y 1Y7, Ontario. A4 Department of Animal & en Poultry Science, Ontario Agri- l- culture College. at Guelph. ed Analyzing corn silage simples re from a cross section of the ie major corn growing regions of ie, Oîùtario. Resuits ofu the test ve program suggest thatin areas )a- where coirn is grown on lighter )ri, souls, there could be a deficien- er cy of- magnesium in corn ý2. silage. It is poinited out by ro- Prof. J1. G. Buchanan-Smith en that these findings are not if cause for alarm, however, [e producers should be aware that they may be running into :e probiems. Difficulties with is magnesium deficient corn nd silage have been found in [r. parts of Kent, Norfolk, Simcoe ie and Ontario Counties. and we en also know from Feed Analysis >e Samples sent int the Labora- on tory at Guelph, some areas in If Durham County are also ar showing magnesium deficien- nm cy, especially on the lighter ýr, soul areas. 'e Low levels of magnesium in ýai winter rations« make cattie nm nervous and edgy. If animais it are fed a diet lacking magne- 1l- sium for prolonged periods, death may resuit. A magnesi- ýY umi poor wînter diet, also, increases the possibility that .e cattie will suffer from grass tetany or the staggers when ck they are turned ouf on n. pastures in the spring. This nm magnesium is not included in ed minerai supplements for cat- ie tde, farmers should contact their feed dealer to obtain magnesium oxide, This should be done if farmers are sure that they are feeding a magnesium deficient ration, and the only way you are going to know tus for sure, is to have an analysis done on your corn silage thaf. you are feeding your livestock. If magnesium deficiency is pre- sent, beet cattie shouldi re- ceive one-haif ounce and dairy cattie one ounce of suppiemen- tary magnesium oxide per day. I have mentiofied if you feel thnt you are feeding a magnesium deficiency ration, your feed dan be analyzed at the Laborator3t in Guelph, however, it is pointed out as tacilities are limited, only farmers who have serious ýdoubts about the quniity of their corn silage shouid sub- mit corn silage samples for analysis. 1PRESCRIPTION FOR HIEALTHIY FRUIT TREES Start your tree spraying program early is the advice offered to fruit growing enthu- siasts by Burke 'McI'eiIl, Horticulturist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food. Big, healthy apples or pea.rs are every grower's aim, however, so often disease and insects have taken hold ahead of the spray program and the fruit is -disappointing in both quality and yield. There are many brand naine fruit tree sprays on the market, design- ed to give complete control of both insects and dîseases. Al contain a combination of fungicides and insecticides and are safe as long as gardeners follow manufactur- er's instructions carefully. Timing is the critical factor in any spray program that is set up. Spraying of apples and pears must start when buds are bursting and should, be confinued at regular intervals until the blossom petais fali off the tree. Onde fruit begins to form, spray once every ten days until mid-August. While suéh a spray program might not produce complet ety cean fruit, damage should be of a very minor nature. Hemem- ber, when using any type of spray in your home garden, or in the orchard, follow ail instructions on the label'of the maferial that you are using. Try not to miss a regular spmaying. Missing one applica- tion can give disease and insects a foothold in your tree fruit. 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